Laid Back Book

It's exactly a year since I set off from London on April 5th 2014, how time flies! The book is now drafted as far as Auckland, here's an extract from the early days.

Laid Back Slideshow - the Musical!

Two more opportunities to see my holiday snaps...now with added soundtrack!

• 6pm, Friday 13th February, at BikeFix in Lambs Conduit Street,a double-bill event with bike designer Mike Burrows who will be launching his new book
• 12.30pm, Thursday 7th May, City Hall, The Queen’s Walk, London SE1 2AA (booking details to follow)

Laid Back Slideshows: come and see my holiday snaps!

I'm doing a couple of public slideshows in January 2015:

• 7.30pm 20 Jan 2015, Kensington Central Library W8 7RX Booking essential 
• 8pm, Friday 23rd January, Willoughby Arms, Kingston, KT2 6LN

Ride stats & article for UEA

22,777 kms
4 continents
18 countries
1,320 riding hours
4,310 hours including all stops
17.3 km/h average
5.3 km/h including stops
116,269 metres climbing
6,000,000 pedal revolutions (approx)

UEA just published a brief article on their alumni site

RTW storified!

I have storified a selection of the laid back tweets, most with photos

see them all again here!

 

Glorious Finish

Some photos from the final day of my ride here. Thanks to all family friends and colleagues who turned up at Bikefix to welcome me home, an occasion I will long remember.

Riding over North Downs towards London with Andy Dave and Dominic

Bikefix Wed 1st October 5pm: various family members welcome me home

Delighted to be joined by Amy & Sara from RoadPeace

Foot art courtesy Shimano sandals

Bike so comfy I don't need to get off to enjoy a glass of bubbly

Re-united with long-suffering wife Pascale...

...and Dad Michael

If you were there and have good photos please email them to me, thanks.

Still rattling the tin for RoadPeace

What's the next challenge? If I can get my notes organised...maybe a book. Watch this space!

Return to the Motherland

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I've just arrived in New York City....which means only 1/2 a continent to go to the end! I've ridden every day since I left Vancouver on 5th August so now taking a week off to visit this place with my wife who joins me today. Then fly to Lisbon and ride home from there.

Quite a number of people following this blog and the tweets have recently been asking when I plan to get back home. Nice to know you are interested! It will be on Wednesday 1st October. Plan is to finish where I started, at Bikefix in Lambs Conduit Street London WC1. It would be nice to see some friendly faces there at 5pm. We'll probably go for a quick beer in The Lamb till around 7pm. Then I'm going off for a quiet dinner to reacquaint myself with my family.

See you soon!
Richard